Using File Save common dialog boxes

The file save common dialog box serves as a single, consistent replacement for the many different types of dialog boxes that applications have previously used to let users choose file names.

TOpenSaveDialog::TData is used by both file open and file save common dialog boxes.

Example

In the following example, a file-save common dialog box prompts the user for a file name to save under. The default directory is \WINDOWS and the default extension is .BMP.

void TCanvasWindow::CmFileSaveAs()
{
 TOpenSaveDialog::TData data
  (OFN_HIDEREADONLY | OFN_OVERWRITEPROMPT,
  "Bitmap Files (*.BMP)|*.bmp|",
  0, "\\windows", "BMP");
 
 if (TFileSaveDialog(this, data).Execute() == IDOK) {
  // save data to file ifstream
  is(data.FileName);
  if (!is)
    MessageBox("Unable to open file", "File Error", MB_OK | MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
  else
   // Do file output
 }
}

See Also

• Using color common dialog boxes
• Using common dialog boxes
• Using File Open common dialog boxes
• Using Find and Replace common dialog boxes
• Using font common dialog boxes
• Using input dialog boxes
• Using printer common dialog boxes